Source: Libertarian Institute
by Matt Wolfson
“‘War,’ Randolph Bourne wrote, is ‘the health of the state.’ But war is also, it has recently and quietly become clear, the cheapest and quickest antidote when the state gets sick. This antidote, in fact, represents the most significant part of President Donald Trump’s agenda since he assumed office on January 20, after running what many supporters believed was an antiwar campaign. Instead he has presided over an infusion of war spending to stabilize America with trickle-down job creation at home and resource extraction abroad. … what is most significant about the essential Trump Administration policy, the use of defense spending to bolster the economy and placate domestic discontent, is that it is the strategy our ruling class has used to keep power for eighty years.” (07/15/25)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/trump-makes-war-the-health-of-the-state